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Psychology and education

Author: Susan Bentham
Publisher: Hove, East Sussex ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Series: Routledge modular psychology.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Susan Bentham
ISBN: 0415227623 9780415227629 0415227631 9780415227636 9780203465714 0203465717
OCLC Number: 48467429
Description: xiii, 205 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents: 1. Perspectives on learning: the cognitive approach --
Piaget --
Vygotsky --
Bruner --
Applications --
2. Perspectives on learning: the behaviourist and humanistic approaches --
Behaviourist approach --
Applications of behaviourism --
Humanistic approach --
Applications of the humanistic approach --
3. Assessing educational performance --
What is psychometrics? --
Types of psychometric tests --
Value of psychometric tests --
Types of performance assessments at different ages: the National Curriculum and Key Stages --
Specific ways in which educational performance can be assessed --
Value and limitations of assessment --
Implications of assessment and categorisation --
Implications of assessment and categorisation --
4. Special educational needs --
Definitions of special educational need --
A global approach to assessment --
Who has special needs? --
Overview of some specific types of learning disabilities --
Strategies for educating children with special needs --
Dyslexia --
Gifted children --
5. Cultural and gender diversity --
Differences in educational performance --
Gender --
Other factors --
Explanations for differential performance --
Why have girls succeeded? --
Why do some students from lower social classes and ethnic groups underachieve? --
Why do some beet the odds? --
Why do some boys underachieve despite benefits from social class? --
Strategies for improving educational performance --
6. Learning and teaching styles --
Definitions --
Theories --
Measurement of learning styles --
Individual differences in learning styles --
Improving learning effectiveness and study skills --
7. Motivation --
Definitions --
Types --
Theories --
Attribution theory --
Learned helplessness --
Improving motivation and reducing learned helplessness --
8. Disruptive behaviour in school --
Definitions and types --
Effects --
Diagnosis --
Explanations/ causes/ interventions --
9. Design and layout of educational environments --
Environmental psychology --
Physical features of the learning environment --
Effects of physical features on performance and feelings --
Creating better environmental conditions for learning --
10. Study aids --
Improving your essay writing skills --
Key study.
Series Title: Routledge modular psychology.
Responsibility: Susan Bentham.
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